THE MILKWORT FAMILY, 



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It is particularly noticeable in the flower of P. 

 myrtifo'lia. 



The five petals are all somewhat united together 

 (2, d, e, and 3, h, c) by being adherent to the split tube 

 of the coherent filaments of the stamens (3 ; 4:, d ; 5, a). 

 The largest petal has a fringe or a white crest at the 



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Fig. 36.—Polyg'ala (Milkwort). (For description, see text.) 



summit (3, c ; 4, c). There are eight anthers, four (4 and 

 5, h) on each side of a spoon-shaped extremity of the 

 style ^ (7, c). The single stigma is a knob (7, h) at 

 the base of the spoon, which represents the other 

 stigma. The two anther-cells of each of the eight 



^ This may be well seen in P. hractea'ta, a common species with 

 linear leaves, 



